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Wichita eagle., 1887-09-06

What has become of all the grasshop-
pers? We saw a whole flock of chickens
Oh asing one poor solitary hopper till they
fairly ran themselves out of breath. Yet
Kansas used to be called the grasshopper
state.-Garden City Sentinel.
Why. they've joined the.procession COM
posed of the former inhabitants of the
plains. |. e., the coyote and bison, the red
man and cyclone, and erstwhile the sever
est OF all the drouth. which is rapidly dis
solving from view, receding before the
Hood tide of progress and developement
that is spreadin 6 out and permanently oc
cupy!ng the fair domain long held in desc
lateness by the combination first above
named. Let EN- 60.
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AcknnWlhdgmenta.
Subscriptions received for the CARBON ADvo-
Tho Wrong Couple "H,tched.o

The Hungarians employed at the Bethle-
hem iron works by their queer language
frequently cause trouble. Their latest er-
ror was rather amusing. A couple of that
nationality, desiiing to be married, called
on justice of the peace, and took along a
Hungarian couple to act as witnesses. The
strange names confused the weli-meaning
justice, and instead of marrying the first
mentioned couple he united the witnesses
'for better or for worse" Some time af-
terwards, news of his mistake having
reached him, he sent word to both the
couples to come before him again. When
they appeared he divorced the couple be
had already married, and then joined the
right couple. He then wound up the com
plication of ceremonies by sending in bill
for two marriages and one divorce.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-05-07

Our times surpass those of Solomon more
than his days surpassed the years of Egyp-
tan bondage. We can buy box of matches
now for one cent, but Solomon with all his
wealth couldn't buy one match. The
queen of Sheba thought Soiomon's wisdom
and greatness were beyond comprehension.
What would she have thought to llave seen
a steam engine or Pullman palace car?
Solomon in one year received six hundred
and siXty-sx talents Of gold, but with all
of it he couldn't haYe bought one coai-oil
lamp. He had fourteen charots and 12,-
900 horsemen, but he could not send a tele-
gram to Hiram that he wanted a cedar raft
as soon as it could be shipped; and he
couldn't give his messenger a horse that
could trot his mile in $50. We have little
conyeniences in the aimshouses that would
| have been great luxury to the Queen of
Sheba. We can buy a watch for ten dol
lars that Soomons kingdom could not have
purchased. We haven't SO many wives as
he had, but we have better ones and better
children. He had the theory of training
children but he never put IL into practice.
There never were any times so good as the
times we live in; after We are all dead times
will be betteryet. Remember, kind reader,
that this world is better to-day than it was
when you came into it, and it will still be
better when you go out. It is getting bet
ter all the time. Washington, the first
president of the United States, never saw
steamboat; John Adams, the second
president, never saw railroad; Andrew
! jackson, the seventh president, never saw
the telegraph: Abraham Lincoln, the six
teenth president, never thought of putting
his ear to the telephone. We can buy four
cigars for a nickel and Columbus never
saw a cigar or nickel. The poor, honest
working girl can own a sewing machine
but if all of Solomon's wives had pooled
their ''pin-money' they could not have
secured one; we can send letter for tive
cents but Samson couldn't possibly
send one to his wife to tell her ht
would certainly come back Samson hat
a better mode of catching foxes than W,
have We can eat breakfast in Boston
dinner in New York and supper in Balti
more; while it would haYe taken Washing
ton month to make this trip; we can ha,
a teel pen for cent to write . letter to
friend in England, while Braddock woul,
have had to chase an old gander for al
hour for quill, and then had no goo,
knife to make pen with Don't speal
any more of the good old times, when W
are living in the very best times the wor
has ever had. But times will be better yet
and don't YOU forget it,
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Guck O Mohl Here,

Why do you hesitate when the small sum
wages and five dollars, by calling at Sond-
helms One Price Star Clothing Hall,
Maueb Chunk, and leave your measure for
one of those famous all-wool suits, made to
order at from $40 up TO $40 All our goods
are made by first class tailors and we guar
antee our fit and price. In our ready made
department We carry large line of suits
for men and boys, which we offer for less
money than they can be bought elsewhere
We can sell you good knock-about boy S
suit at So, So, 81, S5 and up. A good
strong mans suit at from So up to SIS.
Do not forget the place; it will be TO your
advantage TO remember it.
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Anthracite Coal Items.

The meeting between representatives of
the anthracite coal companies shipping to
Philadelphia, were continued Saturday.
Their object, it is stated, is not to advance
the rate of tolls of S1.50 TO $3.50 per ton
from shipping points to that city, but TO
establish through uniform rate from the
mines for all companies. This rate is to be
fixed at 80 cents per tou for the lateras
and the rate from the shipping point will
remain the same as now. This lateral rate
will be made to all producers without regard
to location Of collieries.
Vessel-owners were 10th, to accept a
rate of S5 cents per ton on cargoes OF
anthracite coal to Eastern points, and the
opinion is expressed that the vessels will
go out of the eoal-earryng business entirely
rather than take that rate.
The Lehigh Schuylkill Coal Exchange
have ordered that no change be made in
the present prices to the line and city trade
during May.
The anthracite coal presidents have fixed
upon 2,500,000 tons as the output for this
month should the trade attn anything like
normal condition. The stock of the
domestic sizes on hand at tidewater ship
ping points are about 5OO,OOO tons, and
unless they shall be reduced soon
limited suspension of mining viii be or
dered.
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Saturn and Venus During May.

Saturn is evening star. Though exceed
ed in size and brilliancy by Venus and
Jupiter, we give him the place of honor on
the planetary records for May, for, after
the passage of this month. his light will
grow dim among the brotherhood, owing
TO his near approach to the great luminary.
Saturn alse figures in the most interesting
planetary event of the month. On the
30th at MONDAY Saturn and Venus are in
conjunction, the ringed wonder OF the skies
being at that time 90 10 south of the fair
est OF the stars. A powerful telescope
will bring out the planets at the time of
conjunction, or at the moment when they
are in the same right ascension, but observ-
ers with the unaided eye will find a lovely
picture painted on the celestial canvas on
the evenings OF the 10th and 30th. On the
former evening Satsrn will be east of
Venus, and on the latter evening he will
be west of her. The meeting and passing
of two large planets is always a noteworthy
event. The moon on the day of her first
quarter will lend her silyery light to the
scene, and the two bright planets will hang
side by side in the western sky, coming in
to view Soon after sunset, and continuing
to adorn the armament until after 10 o.
clock 1t is as interesting to watch the
approach of the two planets as it is to OBJ
serve them when they are at the nearest
point, and this may be done on every even
ing during the month.
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ouR srEoL1rR Ar wr1sapoRr.
Items PICKED Up and Assorted

Interesting Items PICKED Up and Assorted by
the Stroller.
--Patronize business men who advertise,
john Gillian is beautfying his resi-
dence.
"A building boom is anticipated for
Union Hill.
The straw hat worn by DR.. Pohl is en-
wed by the average small boy.
Charlie Gomber, of Allentown, was
calling on friends here this week.
"A substantial plank walk has been
laid around the Fort Allen House.
Harry Musselman is building an sddi-
tior to bis dwelling on White street.
Prof. J. r. Snyder opened his select
school Monday with large attendance.
Miss Emma Bailey, of Lehgh Gap, is
the guest of Misses Louisa and Emma Rapr.
The building occupied by Constable
Welsh and family has been nicely painted.
Oscar Saeger will open his general
store to the public on or about the 23d
inst.
Polio POGO Tribe, 1. o. r. NJ, have
changed their meeting night from Friday
to Tuesday.
"A number of orr people would like
Christman and Horn to give an account of
that "fshing excursion"
Mrs. J. d. Benninger, OF White street,
spent several days with relatives and friends
at Wslnutport this week.
Miss Mary Whitehead has opened a
select school on Union Hill. 1t is largely
attended by our young folks.
-Chas. MacDaniel and George Horn
have put in force pump-presumabl TO
save the expense of calling on the street
sprinkler.
Philip Brenner will expose TO public
sale on Saturday evening, large assort-
ment of groceries, queensware, dry goods,
etc. Mac viii Go the "crying."
Our Choral Unicn is in 6ourishing
condition. We understand that a number
of new members have been added recently.
Subscriptions are now being taken for the
purchase of an organ.
john Eaches, employed In the Weiss
port Planning Mill, had three fingers of his
right hand cut off last Saturday. Drs.
Zarn and Kutz attended him, after which
he was taken to his home in East Penn,
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Paul Berndt, of Norristown, Pa, was
seeing friends here over sunday.
Al Bowlby, OF Shickshiny, while in
town Thursday dropped in to see as.
District Attorney w. NJ. Rapsher, of
Mauch Chunk, was in town Tuesday.
-Rey. f. X. Berndt, of Steinsville,
Lehigh county, was in town this week.
DIR. ]. G. Kreamer, of Aquashicola,
was iu town for few hours on Tuesday.
Ed. Hunsicker, of Hazleton, spent
Sunday at home with his family on Bank
way.
Joseph DeFrehn, of Bank street, was
on business jaunt to Philadelphia, last
Friday
Our popular young friend Al. Clauss,
of Drifton, spent last Sunday with "the
folks at home"
Our popular young friend John Wern-
er, of Lansford, while in town this week
made us pleasant call.
Geo. W. Esser, of Mauch Chunk, passed
through town Saturday evening in com
pany with E. H. Rasch.
Mrs. l.. L. Ba5cock, of Hazleton, spent
several days last week with Mrs. Lewis
Trainer, on Lehigh street.
Mrs Annie Walker and Miss Annie
Vasbender, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are the
guests of Mrs. E. II. Snyder, On Bank
streetr
Franklin Wagner, of Norristown, ac-
companied by his brother Daniel, of Little
Gap, while in town on Monday made us a
very agreeable call.
George b. NJ stocker, representing the
Lew Granger Comedy Company, at home
here, billed Montz, Pa, last week, for one
of their celebrated entertainments.
Mrs. j. Darling, of San Francisco, Cal.
has been visiting her parents f. E. and
Wilhelmina Miller, on Bank street this
week. Mrs. Darling will visit relatives and
friends in Europe daring the coming sum-
mer
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County sapsrintsndsut-prof. T. A. Snyder.


Eighty-six gentlemen representing the
public school interests of Carbon county,
in the capacity of directors, assembled in
convention In the Court House, at Mauch
CHUNK, at one o'clock in the afternoon of
Tuesday, May 8, for the purpose of electing
county superintendent of public schools.
E. p. Carter, OF Kidder. was unanimously
elected chairman; J. P. Smith, of Lehign-
ton; II. S. Rinker, of WeatAerly; Alex.
Bowman, of Packerton, secretaries. Eigh-
ty-six directors answered to their names
upon the roll being called. The first bust
ness of the convention was the fixing of
the salary of the county superintendent at
$1,000 per annum for the next three years.
There being no other business on hand the
election OF county superintendent of pub
lie schools was proceeded with. r. Pierce
Lentz, of Northampton street, in neat
speech nominated Prof Il. A. Snyder the
same was seconded by r. G. Butler, of
Mauch Chunk. Prof. j. L. Potteiger,
principal of the Weatherly schools, prom
| inently mentioned during the canvas as an
aspirant for The position, having concluded
not to allow his name to so before the di-
rectors for their consideration made the
balloting for Supt SNYDER only matter of
form. The superintendent thanked the
school directors for favors shown in the
past and asked for a hearty cooperation in
the future. Prior to adjournment school
director r. O. Butler, or Mauch Chunk,
invited the directors to visit the new school
building in that place. The invitation was
accepted by a number of the directors, who
pronounce the building as being the finest
equipped in Carbon county.
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Normal Square EYents.

&C. II. Seidle has erected Fairbanks
standard scale.
David Rhode represented Lehighton in
this section on Sunday.
Moses Miller and wife spent several
days very pleasantly with Schuylkiii county
friends last week.
Dennis Nolhstein has secured con-
tract from Ed. German to saw a large
amount of lumber.
George Meyers, of Mauch Chunk, ac-
companied by philadelphia friend, drove
through this section during the week.
Everything in this section looks pros
porous. Our farmers have all got out their
farming implements and are working away
with great haste to make up for time lost
by late spring. Indications ct present
convince us that all crops will be large.
NORMAL,
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New Mahoning Special.

Straw hats have come.
Sheriff Gallagher passed through here
this week
e. o. Nothstein is still making fire.
quent calls at the sawmill.
Our popular young friend II. A. Kelser
circulated at Mauch Chunk Tuesday.
The New Mahoning brass band now
hold their meetings in the school house.
-Messrs. Starwalt and Arner are busiIv
engaged in repairing the Thos. Musselman
residence.
--Miss Harriet Longacre, of Sehuylkill
county, was the guest OF Miss Kate ].
ArEcr last week.
-Prothonotary Esser, of Mauch Chunk,
Willie in the Valley one day this week
called on A, Arner. Come again George.
Miss Minnie Hopes deserves to be
complimented for the successful manner in
which she is fulfilling her duty as organlst
in our Sunday school.
"A siX-year-old child of John Herring
of Summit Hill, was inferred in the GENE
terry here on uesday. Rev. Vochter, oi
the former place, ofiiciated.
The new organ in the West Penn Sun.
day school will be dedicated on Ascension
day-19th inst. All are cordially invited
to attend. DASH.
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Last of the Nollle Haguirhs.

The Pardon Board has approved the ap-
pllcations for pardon of Michael O. Brien
and Christopher Donneliy, ,familiarly known
as 'the last of the Molly Magpres. :"
Twenty-cre were hanged, many served
various terms of Imprisonment and large
number fled the country when the murder
Gus conspiracy was exposed. O'Brien and
Donnelly were sentenced in 1876 to fourteen
years each in the Schuvlkill County Prison
for completely in the murder of Conner
James, at Shenandoah, and the attempted
murder of the Major brothers and William
Thomas, at Mahanoy City. Communication
deducted, their sentences wouldhave expired
in June next, unless it should have been
held that the two sentences imposed upon
each did not merge in which case they
would have some two years longer to serve.
There liberation will complete the dark
chapter of Mollie Mcguire crime and ex.
piation.
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stippie, in the finest style of the engravers art
Sige 22x2S inches. Price One Dollar
India Proof Impression, Ok
33. price, So. DIR. Reber, of
Reber's Drug Store, has just Sc
cured the agency for l.ehighton
and vicinity for NJ. de Mum
kacsy's great picture of ''Christ
Before Plate" which has just
been sold for over one hundred
thousand d )llars, in a fine steel
plate engraving, done in line and
stipple, 22x2S inches, which,
though a So print, they have
decided to sell at the extremely
low price of one dollar copy, so as to bring the
picture within the reach of thousands and tens
Of thousands who cannot see or own the origi-
nal The original painting was painted by the
great European artist, Munkacsy, as the su-
preme effort of his life and art in dealing in the
| spirit of realism with sacred subject, and Is
one of the most remarkable and greatest pictures
ever painted. The subject is treated with I'M
finchlng realism, PLATE sitting on the right on
| his Judgment seat, his head bent IN question
| ing attitude, with Christ standing before him,
the figure of a young man with strong Iebraic
cast of features one conspicuous figure Is that
of Jew shouting "crucfy him." with nnifted
arms, In the dense mob which throngs the pal
ace yard, aud presses upon the Roman soldiers,
one OF whom is holding The crowd back with his
spear. Below the place where Plate sits are the
accusing priests and other JudGans, while the
whole picture touches the popular heart in a
way that Is simply wonderful 1t Is the greatest
and most impressive religious picture ever paint
ed, and people of ali denominations should get a
copy of it at once at the low price at which il is
published, 1t has already been viewed by over
| two million persons, and is now on exhibition in
| New York city, where 1t is visited 10y thousands
daily. Every family IN the land sGsuld get or
send for copy OF this great picture at once
81 a copy. We also have
impressions of it on India Proof
Paper, size 24x33 inches, price
50 a copy, The India Prool
Impressions are really such pic
lures as are always sold Tor SIC
a copy.
Both these pictures will be on
exhibition at Reber's Drug
Store. The India Proof I'm.
preston will be plac'd in he
window on Saturday.
Every family in the land
should have this picture.
Every pastors library should
be adorned with this great re-
ligious study.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-05-07
Advertising Editor.

Every Sabbath school should
have at least one copy. especially
now, since the subject will soon
be the study of the International
Sunday school Lessons.
Now, for the application, as
the preacher says when he closes
his sermon. In order to get this
picture in many families and
every pastors library and Sunday
school in town we are willing to
divide the profits as follows:
For every ten subscribers for
either picture, from any denomi-
nation, two additional copies will
be furnished one for the pas.
tor and one for the Sabbath
school. 1t is easier to get five
81 ard five 50, then one ST and
one SO picture will be given adj
ditional. Any number of pic
lures, at these rates, can be had
by any of the churches or Sab
bath schools, A record also will
be kept by us Of each buyer giv-
ing his or her denomination
credit for the same. let each
then appoint a solicitor to Sc
cure SO valuable a picture-a
copy oran historical event of al
most 1900 years ago, it never
will grow old, but will ever re-
nam Of uhdying interest.
That which is healthy for a
man religion is also healthy for
a mans body and the Faith in
the Christ that stood before Pi-
late almost 1900 years ago made
the lame walk and the blind to
see and now it will make the
sick well both in body and spirit.
y
Do not forget that we have a
Drug Store. That medicines
and everything in that line can
be had at the old stand, origi-
nally occupied by Al. Durling,
Of the purest kind and best in
quality, without any daution
whatever.
Our Nursery Lamps have
proved a success; they have also
proved that advertising pays
Our second order is almost ex-
haustcd. Next week we may
have something new to an-
Inounce so do not fail to read it.
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--Jewelry-designs never as handsome
and artistic-csll aud see the extraordinary
fine assortment at E. H. Hohps, Mauch
Chunk, Pa.
Francis Miller, OF town, an employe in
the Paekerton machine shops, had the great
toe on the left foot severely mashed. ons
day thIs weak.
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just received from Boston,
an immense stock of the genu-
inc Knight of Labor Shoes,
which we are selling at $3.50
and So. Warranted solid calf
leather. Clauss & Bro, the
Tailors, sole agents for Carbon
county. Our stock of hand
made shoes cannot be beat by
any dealer in the county.
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QUE MAN Apou Z TOWN.
The Things our People Find Time to Talk
About from Day 60 Dny.

About from Day TO Day.
w. II. Nusbaum, stthe Original Cheap
Cash Store, last Friday weighed a twelve
year old girl, Of New Mahoning, on Fair
banks Standard scale--she tipped the beam
at a clear one hundred and seventy-two
pounds solid ayoirpupois. The mother of
the girl meandercd somewhere in the two
hundred pounds. The same township trots
out a little fellow of seventeen summers,
weighing about two hundred pounds, and
our sister borough weissport lays claim to
a youth who kicks clear one hundred and
seventy pounds at the tender age Of seven
teen, Rather healthy county.
The crash in front of Reber' drug store
last Saturday reminded us foreibly of
genuine Broadway rush. For abort ten
minutes wagons jostled against each other,
men, women and children pushed and
jammed in their efforts to force their way
through the crowd, whilst above the roar
and din of metropolitan riot the tender
voice of Chawles Henry 1vated on the
morning air with "git away dar, nowl dye
see dat wagon? I'll cut de kidneys out oh
yer II yer scratch my brand new couch, dye
hear, now. Whoa dar, yer crltter'" This
shows what liberal advertising will do.
The eleventh regular meeting of the
school directors convened at the Office of
DR.. c. 7. Horn, Monday evening. Direc.
tors present:C. T. Horn, president; F. P.
Lentz, secretary; J. p. Smith, Samuel Fry,
Daniel Wiesnd and John Peter The
minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved. Several applications for the
principalshlp of our schools were read, and
upon vote 1t was unanimously agreed that
the secretary reply to all such communica-
tions to the effect that there would be no
vacancy, The following bill was presented
and ordered paid: ]. Dreibebies, for
coal, $4,000. A report of the proceeds and
expenses of the several school entertain
ments was presented by Prof. J. N. Rob-
erts. Receipts, s149. 73; paid out, S141. 81;
balance, SS.22. On motion, C. T. Horn
and F. p. Lentz were appointed as com.
mittee TO audit the accounts of the treas
urer and report at the next regular meet
ing. On motion, adjourned.
Dropping into the "Corner Store" ono
day this week we saw displayed upon the
counters and shelves handsome assort-
ment of fine decorated china ware, The
ndefatigable Bob was busy tying up teas,
coffees, crackers, dry goods, &C., for host
of customers.
AT q late regular meeting of Arion
Cornet Band new constitution and bylaws
were adopted and the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: Leader, John
Caffrey; deputy leader, Frank Caffrey; sec
retary, Webster Nothstein; treasurer, w.
Sehinke; librarian, John Kreida weiss; ;board
of directors, John Caffrey, ]. Frank Kreid-
aweiss, Joseph Schinke, Theodore Kemer-
er, W. George Miller. The membership of
the band at present numbers eighteen all
of whom are equipped with new instru-
ments and uniforms, which is an evidence
of the prosperity attendant to them in the
past. The Arion Cornet Band at present
will compare very favorably with any band
in the Leblgh Valley.
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The Monroe county fair will be held
during the last week in September.
WANTED, $500 for one year, at legal
interest; security, first mortgage on real
estate. For further information apply to
II. V. Mortimer, Sr., CARBON ADVOCATE
office. If.